London, England. It was announced today by the Assistant Secretary General for Defence Investment of NATO, Mr. Marshall S. Billingslea, that the 26 member countries of NATO have begun building a 75 million euro over 6 years command and control system for missile defense as well as an integrated test bed for the security of all its 26 member countries.

This marks a significant event as NATO has completed its feasibility studies coming to the conclusion that Missile Defense for Europe is feasible and that it is desirable. The Active Layered Theater Ballistic Missile Defense program will put in place an interoperable and integrated command/control center that provides individual member country’s missile defense assets to be used for the common protection of NATO and her territory.

The Honorable Marshall S. Billingslea concluded his comments by stating that the decision is driven by the development of the world where terrorists are sponsored by states that have weapons of mass destruction and ballistic delivery means as well as the proliferation of these technologies to those terrorist states.

As the former Prime Minister of the United Kingdom Sir Winston Churchill stated, "This is not the end, this is not the beginning of the end, it is the end of the beginning."

Respectfully,

Riki Ellison

President and Founder

Missile Defense Advocacy Alliance

COMMENT

Not at all. In fact, this is really the beginning of the end of Humanity - including Europe. It is quite stupid to imagine that such a Missile Defense Shield could protect Europe from non-conventional, nuclear or other attacks. Would Al Qaeda, for instance, need "ballistic delivery means" to introduce into Europe some nuclear or radiological device? Certainly no.

Actually, this extraordinarily expensive "Missile Defense" is just a new way for military companies making more and more money and being sponsored by citizens’ taxes.

ACDN